The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-21
LOOKING AT LAKE LUCY.
A Charming and Comparatively
Unknown Spectacle.
To the Editor of The HERALD:

To the Editor of The HERALD:
Knowing that you have always taken
a great interest in anything pertaining
to our mountain scenery. thought a
few lines describing visit to one OF our
beautiful mountain lakes would not be
out of place. presume there are very
few of your readers who have ever seen
or even heard of "Lske Lucy, although
it is situated within few miles of our
city. This lovely sheet of water lies
about seven miles east OF Farming
ton, and is reached by way of Farm
ington CANYON. Last Sunday morning
left the city on the Utah Central 8
O'Clock train and was met at Farming
ton by my old friend Doctor b." who
had gone up the evening previous and
secured couple of fine saddle horses,
and had also prepared what articles we
needed for our journey. After few
preIiminaries we were ready for the
trip and at once set out for the canyon.
Pennington Canyon, although not so
rugged and wild as our Cottonwoods,
is full of interest to the lover of nature
the grade is very heavy, so much so
GudI tue WOOu-uhuloI5 nave ucfcI
been able to take. wagons up,
wood down. There is beautiful
stream of water running out of the
canyon, and owing to the great grade
and the rocky nature affords many
fine rapids. cascades and waterfalls.
About three miles from the mouth,
the cliffs come down from both sides
and meet, forming huge wall, and
over this the water leaps in maddened
fury, and Is seen below distance Of
thirty feet, one mass of spray and foam !;
this is certainly fine subject for pic
ture aud should attract the attention of
our enterprising artists, but this. like
many other excellent subjects; is not
sought after on account of its being
so near. Alter admiring the falls
for some time we continued on
about three miles; then we left the main
canyon and went up "the right hand
fork" little over q mile, where we
found the lake. "Lake Lucy" is truly
a mountain lake; is about twelve rods
wide and twenty-five rods long and is
very deep in some parts; it is not un-
like some of our Cottonwood lakes, al
though it lacks, in some respects. the
dense groves of pines and the tremend-
GUS lofty cliffs which surround them.
On the southwest side it is very fine !;
here there are several huge cliffs of red
quartzite towering up to a considerable
height and covered with thick growth
of pines; there is also some timber
on the shores of the lake, but We
are sorry to say the biggest
part of it has long since fallen before
the axe of the sturdy wood chopper.
Lake Lucy is situated in quite a prom
lnent place, for by ascending the noun
tain short distance on the west side, q
beautiful view of the Great Salt Lake
the islands and mountains in the far of
distance, can be had; by going about
the same distance to the north, you
can see Weber Valley. the Union Pa
cific track and the Weber River, and
from a hill to the east you can get a
glimpse of Hardscrabble and City
Creek Canyons.
After remaining at the lake for some
time we proceeded on our way down the
canyon, arriving at o'clock in the even
ing, well satisfied with our days ex-
plorations. II. s.